2024 Winners

NashFilm 2024 Competition Winners

We are thrilled to congratulate the winners of the 55th Annual Nashville Film Festival. This year’s lineup brought together an extraordinary array of talent, showcasing powerful stories, innovative filmmaking, and unforgettable performances. To each of the filmmakers who pushed the boundaries of creativity and storytelling, we applaud your passion and hard work that brought these exceptional films to life.

The winners of this year’s festival represent the very best of what cinema has to offer, capturing hearts and minds with their artistry. We are honored to celebrate their achievements and share their work with film lovers everywhere.

Click on the winners below to learn more about each film.

Screenwriting Competition

The screenwriting winners of the 55th Annual Nashville Film Festival have crafted remarkable stories that captured our imaginations and showcased the power of the written word. Their creativity and skill have set them apart, bringing fresh perspectives and unforgettable narratives to the forefront. Their work represents the very best of screenwriting, blending emotion, innovation, and craft to create stories that resonate long after the final page. We are excited to celebrate these visionary writers who continue to push the boundaries of what great storytelling can achieve.

2024 Audience Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2024 Audience Award Winners as selected by the audiences at the 55th Nashville Film Festival.

Audience Award, Narrative Feature:  BOB TREVINO LIKES IT 

Audience Award, Documentary Feature:  THE STREAK 

Audience Award, New Directors:  THE FRENCH ITALIAN 

Audience Award, Music Documentary Feature:  ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY 

Audience Award, Tennessee Feature:  THE DAY THE MUSIC STOPPED

Audience Award, Spotlight Feature:  CATCH A KILLER

Audience Award, Narrative Short:  YOU’RE INVITED TO TUSCAN’S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

Audience Award, Documentary Short:  FRANK

Audience Award, Animated Short:  RUTHLESS BLADE

Audience Award, Episodic:  NEO-DOME

Audience Award, Tennessee Short:  ONE LAST TOUCH

Audience Award, Tennessee Student Short:  THE LEGEND OF BILL

Audience Award, NextGen Student Short:  SOMETHING BLUE

Audience Award, Graveyard Shift Short:  OBSESSION

Audience Award, Edge Short:  SUNDOWN

Audience Award, Music Video:  GOLD STAR

Learn more about each film in the 2024 Film Guide: